Task management

💡 This page explains how to create and switch tasks, and how to open existing tasks and continue them.

Basic task management features:

• New task: In the left sidebar, click + New task. If the sidebar is collapsed, click the new-task icon in the top bar.
• Switch tasks: In the left sidebar, select a past task to continue the conversation
• Projects: Use Projects in the left sidebar, or the project selector below the chat box, to attach a local project folder to your tasks. Click "…" next to a project to pin it, edit it, or remove it from AutoClaw (removing a project does not delete files on your computer).

Open an existing task

AutoClaw saves your conversations and running tasks in the left sidebar. The Tasks tab lists them by project; the Agents tab lists the same tasks grouped by Agent. After you reopen a task, you can view the conversation history, add requirements, and have the Agent continue in the original context.

1. Expand the left sidebar and make sure the "Tasks" tab at the top is selected.
2. Under the relevant project (or in the Tasks list), find the task you want to continue. To browse by Agent, switch to the Agents tab.
3. Click the task name. The conversation history and existing outputs of that task open on the right.
4. Enter new requirements in the chat box at the bottom and send them to continue working on the original task.
5. If you have many tasks, scroll the list or use Search at the top of the sidebar to find an earlier one.

💡 Continue asking follow-up questions in the original task when possible, which preserves the existing context and deliverables. Click "New task" to create a separate task only when your goal changes significantly.